The Haupt surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,327 people carried this name — #6,389 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,224 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Haupt surname
German and Jewish surname, from the noun Haupt (“head”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Haupt» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
445 people named Haupt live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 289 people named Haupt live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
119 people named Haupt have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 153 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 73 people named Haupt.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
101 people named Haupt are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Haupt in American newspapers,
1890–1895.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 225,569 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Haupt,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean Haupt d. 1988 · writer
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Otto Haupt d. 1964 · composer
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Gabriel Christian Anton Haupt d. 1816 · jurist
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Bernhard von Haupt d. 1822
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Johannes V. Haupt d. 1591
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Heinrich Haupt 1050–
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Haupt.
- Hauer 3,118 · U.S. census
- Hauff 994 · U.S. census
- Haug 4,989 · U.S. census
- Hauger 1,292 · U.S. census
- Haumesser 243 · U.S. census
- Haupert 699 · U.S. census
- Hauptmann 441 · U.S. census
- Haury 669 · U.S. census
- Haus 1,528 · U.S. census
- Hauser 15,981 · U.S. census
- Haushalter 300 · U.S. census
- Hausknecht 281 · U.S. census
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